Show Me The Monet
The BBC have shortlisted this picture of the Beverley Minster for the second series of the show to be filmed this spring. The photograph, was taken by Keith Britton
Beverley Art Gallery
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People’s Choice Competition: Last Chance To Vote
Visitors to Beverley Art Gallery are still enjoying the opportunity to view the popular Open Art exhibition and have also been voting for their favourite piece of artwork on display.
Top Photos Selected For Exhibition At Beverley Art Gallery
Judges have selected 100 entries to the Capturing the East Riding Photography Competition for exhibition at Beverley Art Gallery next year. Over 730 photographs were entered into the amateur competition and judges were impressed by the quality of the entries, noting the exceptional talent that exists in the East Riding. In addition to being shown in the exhibition, the top photos will be considered for a range of prizes, generously…
Time Running Out For Budding Artists
Deadline dates are fast approaching for the ever popular East Riding Open Art exhibition which is now in its 16th year. Artworks need to be brought to Beverley Art Gallery on 17, 18 and 19 November and interested participants will first need to pick up an application form from the Gallery or have one emailed to them by contacting sally.hayes@eastriding.gov.uk
The Big Draw @ Beverley Art Gallery
Beverley Art Galley will be taking part in the national drawing festival, The Big Draw, again this year on Saturday, 8 October, from 10am-3pm. Visitors are invited to drop in at the gallery and have a go at sketching a still-life, inspired by works in the gallery’s permanent collection. A tutor will be on hand to give tips and inspiration and all materials are provided for the event, which is…
Last Chance To Enter Capturing The East Riding Photography Competition
The deadline for the Capturing the East Riding Photography Competition is fast approaching, on Friday, 30 September, with residents urged not to miss the opportunity to show off their creative talent and be in with the chance of winning a great prize. Entries have been coming in steadily and are being uploaded to the online gallery of the competition website www.eastriding.gov.uk/capturingtheeastriding The competition is open to all amateur photographers. Eligible…
REVEAL: Hull & East Riding Open Studios 2011
Over 60 selected contemporary artists and craftspeople living and working in Hull and the East Riding will invite you into their studios, galleries and warehouses on the weekends of 24 & 25 September in Hull; 1 & 2 October in Hull & East Riding and 8 & 9 October in East Riding for REVEAL: Hull & East Riding Open Studios 2011. There are three Beverley based artists taking part in…
Deadline Nears For Capturing The East Riding Competition
Anyone with a passion for the East Riding and for photography is reminded that if they wish to enter the Capturing the East Riding Photography Competition they have just four weeks left to submit their entries. The deadline for this amateur contest is Friday, 30 September, after which entries will be judged and the winners entered into an East Riding-wide competition, culminating in an exhibition at the Beverley Art Gallery…
Back To Victorian Beverley Information & Schedule
The museum service, in collaboration with the archives service and Beverley Library, is holding a special event for families entitled “Beverley 1900,” looking at life in the town 100 years ago. Taking place on Friday, 26th August (10am – 4pm) at the Treasure House in Champney Road, Beverley, the event will include music, displays and numerous activities for children. Members of The Pram Society and Spin Off Productions will be…
Back To Victorian Beverley
The museum service, in collaboration with the archives service and Beverley Library, is holding a special event for families entitled “Beverley 1900”, looking at life in the town 100 years ago, on Friday 26th August (10am – 4pm) at the Beverley Treasure House in Champney Road, Beverley. The event will include music, displays and numerous activities for children. Members of The Pram Society and Spin Off Productions will be on…
‘Being There’ Paintings & Drawings by Barry and Jill Carter
A new exhibition of works by well-known, Cottingham-based artists, Barry and Jill Carter, will be on display at Beverley Art Gallery this summer. Barry and Jill have exhibited widely in the North of England for many years, in both solo and group shows. Barry is inspired by coastal locations, especially Bridlington, Flamborough and Staithes. The inland waterways and boatyards of North Lincolnshire are also favourite locations. Jill favours domestic interiors,…
New Display at Beverley Art Gallery
‘Spreading Light: The Champney Bequest and Adult Learners’ is the new display at Beverley Art Gallery, which features a collection of works produced by a long established Beverley Art Group, whose members have experienced mental health problems. Tutor, Alan Lewis, has taught the group for a number of years and also works as an attendant at the Gallery and Beverley Treasure House. The project was instigated by a Heritage Lottery…
Free Photography Workshop For Capturing the East Riding
The East Riding Cultural Partnership is delighted to announce that another local contest has been launched as part of the Capturing the East Riding Photography Competition. Viewfinder Photographic Society (VPS) has launched ‘Give Us Your Best Shot’, a contest that encourages East Yorkshire residents to capture what their local area means to them, through their camera lenses. ‘Give Us Your Best Shot’ will run until Saturday, 3 September, culminating in…
Fred & Mary’s Quiz
Children and adults can test their local knowledge in a new quiz which follows the Elwell Trail of 22 full sized paintings sited around Beverley. The paintings show the town through the eyes of the artists Fred and Mary Elwell whose works were bequeathed to Beverley Art Gallery in 1958. Free quizzes and trail leaflets (20p) are available from the art gallery at the Treasure House, Champney Road, and the…
Forthcoming Lectures @ The Treasure House
Forthcoming lectures this month, organised by the council’s museums service and held in the Treasure House, Beverley, are as follows: Thursday 7 April Coins, Tokens and ‘Funny Money’ by Dr. David Marchant, museums registrar. A look at coinage and other coin-like artefacts in the East Riding museum service’s collections. Thursday 14 April Reuben Chappell and other Pierhead Painters by Janet Tierney, curator of Goole Museum. Shipping in the 19th and…
New Works From Driffield Art Club at Beverley Art Gallery
Members of Driffield Art Club have submitted two pieces of recently produced artwork for a new exhibition, called For Art’s Sake, at Beverley Art Gallery, which opens on Saturday, 2 April. Founded in 1965, the club is well established in the community, with over 100 members. The club meets monthly at Westgarth Community Centre, Mill Street, Driffield. There will be an open afternoon for the exhibition on Saturday, 2 April,…
People’s Choice Winner: Artist Shirley Davis Dew
Local artist, Shirley Davis Dew, has been named as the winner of the People’s Choice Competition, which was run as part of the 2010 East Riding Open Art Exhibition, at the Beverley Art Gallery. The competition was the first in the exhibition’s 15 year history and was voted for by the public, with 280 votes cast. Shirley’s painting, Walking Home, won the most votes and she was presented with a…
Gallery Invites Viewers to Vote for a ‘People’s Prize’
The 15th annual East Riding Open Art Exhibition is currently on show at Beverley Art Gallery and Treasure House on Champney Road and features over 170 artworks in all different mediums. Many of the works are for sale and would make interesting and unique Christmas presents and for the firs time this year, the gallery is offering ‘gift cards’ which can be given to the recipient before they collect the…